AN IVORY PLAQUE DEPICTING SAINT AUGUSTINE
CHINESE-JESUIT, 17TH CENTURY
Inscribed with a quote from the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 33, verse 3: 'QUI APPROPINQVANT PEDIEUS DEI ACCIPIENT DE DOCTRINA IILIUS DEUT' and 'S.P.N. AVGORA PRONOBIS'
5 1/3 in. (13.5 cm.) high; 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) wide
AN IVORY PLAQUE DEPICTING SAINT AUGUSTINE
CHINESE-JESUIT, 17TH CENTURY
Inscribed with a quote from the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 33, verse 3: 'QUI APPROPINQVANT PEDIEUS DEI ACCIPIENT DE DOCTRINA IILIUS DEUT' and 'S.P.N. AVGORA PRONOBIS'
5 1/3 in. (13.5 cm.) high; 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) wide
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